The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians , Holy Cross of Paris of the Armenians or France of the Armenians ) is an

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) for the faithful in

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of the

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''sui iuris'', which uses the

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in Armenian, in full communion with the universal Pope of Rome. It is immediately subject to the

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(not part of any

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) and depends directly on the

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. It has its

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episcopal see, Cathédrale Sainte-Croix-de-Paris dedicated to the Holy Cross, in

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, national capital of France.

History

Established on 1960.07.22 as Armenian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of France, on territory previously not served by the particular church. Promoted on 1986.06.30 as Eparchy (Diocese) of the Holy Cross of Paris (French Sainte-Croix-de-Paris). Since then, the office of

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of the Armenian Catholics (for countries without proper Armenian jurisdictions) is vested in the Parisian see.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 30,000 Armenian Catholics in 6 parishes with 7 priests (1 diocesan, 6 religious) and 8 lay religious (6 brothers, 2 sisters).catholic-hierarchy.org
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Episcopal ordinaries

;'' Apostolic Vicars of France'' * Garabed Amadouni (1960.07.22 – retired 1971),

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(1960.07.22 – death 1984.01.14) * Grégoire Ghabroyan,

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(I.C.P.B.) (1977.01.03 – 1986.06.30 ''see below''),

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(1977.01.03 – 1986.06.30) ;''Eparchs (Bishops) of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris'' * Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. (''see above'' 1986.06.30 – 2013.02.02),

in Western Europe of the Armenians (1986.06.30 – 2013.06.08); later

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(Lebanon) (2015.06.25 – 2015.07.25), elected Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians ( 015.07.242015.07.25 – ...), President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church (2015.07.25 – ...); born 1934.11.15 in Syria, ordained Priest 1959.03.28, consecrated Bishop 1977.02.13 *

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, I.C.P.B. (2013.02.02 – ...), Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Armenians (2013.06.08 – ...); previously

of Melitene of the Armenians (2000.09.27 – 2013.02.02) as

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of Cilician patriarchate the Armenians (2000.09.27 – 2013.02.02); born 1941.05.06 in Syria, ordained Priest 1965.12.24, consecrated Bishop 2001.03.25.

References

Sources and external links

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